Tag Archive for ‘Blog’
A Good Year for Awards (I Won Another One)
Share Damn, it’s been a good year for awards. Today I was notified that I was chosen as one of the top fifty travel blogs of 2010 ) by Awarding the Web — an organization that strives “to recognize excellent web content so that those who have worthwhile content can be distinguished from the useless, [...]
An Interview with Matt Kepnes (a.k.a. Nomadic Matt) | Transitions Abroad
An interview with arguably the world’s most successful travel blogger, Matt Kepnes (a.k.a. Nomadic Matt), on Transitions Abroad. Kepnes discusses blogging as a business, getting traffic, and blogging’s place in the world of writing.
Matt-Gibson.org Featured on TravelPod
Share It’s nice to be noticed. A couple of weeks ago Matt-Gibson.org was TravelPod’s blog of the day. TravelPod offers free blogs to travelers who want to share their adventures with their friends online. It’s very easy to use; great for new bloggers. You can upload as many photos and videos as you want, make [...]
An Interview with Gary Arndt of Everything Everywhere
Share Ranking travel blogs is a tricky business. There is no way of knowing exactly how much traffic a blog gets, and how long visitors stay for, unless you’re the administrator of the blog. There are several tools you can use to rank other peoples’ blogs, but none are completely accurate. However, whenever I read [...]
Making Money as a Professional Travel Blogger: Dream or Reality
An article about the benefits, drawbacks, and potential of blogging as a source of income while traveling. Check out the full article on Transitions Abroad here.


I'm a travel writer and photographer currently based in Tainan, Taiwan where I founded and edited Xpat Magazine, one of Taiwan's largest and longest-running expatriate periodicals. My writing and photography has been published in various print and online publications including Taiwan Today, the Taiwan Fun Magazine Group, and TransitionsAbroad.com. I speak English, Spanish and Mandarin Chinese (to varying degrees) and am available for assignment. I can be reached through the form on the contact page of this website, or at xpatmatt (at) gmail.com.









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